Gluing-clamp.



PATENTED NOV. 12. 190i.

. A. C. BENSON GLUING CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1901,

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ANDREW C. BENSON, OF CAMDEN, ARKANSAS.

GLUING-GLAMP.

r I d-"870,761. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 12, 1907.

' I 7 Application filed June 1. 1907- Serial No. 376.778- A whom it mayconcem." is mounted to slide upon the tongue 12 and has longi- 136 it known that 1, ANDREW C. BENSON, a citizen of tudinal ribs 18 disposed in alinement with the ribs 6. fiheiUnited States, residing at Camden, in the county of The spring 18 of dog 16 is designed to travel upon the w and State of Arkansas, have invented a new body l and its tongue 12 so that the dog will be heldat [and useful Gluing-Clamp, of which the following is a all times in contact with the tongue. i jjpecification. A jaw 19 is slidably mounted on sleeve 17 and carries invention relates to gluing clamps and the like a spring pressed dog 20 designed to engage any one of a 7 had its object is to provide a durable and compact deseries of notches 21 formed in sleeve 17.

I vice of this character utilizing a telescopic bar whereby It is of course to be understood that when the device 10 -thesame can be stored within a small compass and is is not in use the sleeve 17 can be slid longitudinally on therefore rendered particularly desirable for use by travtongue 12 until it abuts against the shoulders 14. When .eling mechanics. the sleeve is moved in this direction the dog 16 will slip 1 Another object is to provide means whereby the bar over the notches 15. The normal position of the jaw 4 sections can be securely locked inadjusted position and is close to the shoulders 14 and when so positioned the '15 readily rele s d so s t permit the bar to be collapsedlever 9 rests close to the head 2 so thatthe entire device With these and other objects in view the invention will occupy a comparatively small space and can be consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more 1 fully described and pointed out in the claims. if 201 In the accompanying drawings is shown the preconveniently carried in a small tool chest or satchel. By depressing the dog 16 sleeve 17 can be drawn longitudinally upon the tongue 12 and this movement will be stopped by releasing the .dog so as to enable it to enflanges 13 along opposite sides thereof. This tongue 60 iand its flanges are of less thickness than body 1 and its flanges so that shoulders are formed as shown at 14. Notches 15 are located within one edge of tongue 12 and are designed to be successively engaged by a spring pro-ed dog 16 pivoted within a sleeve 17. This sleeve:

have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence 0! two witnesses.

ANDREW C. BENSON.

Witnesses:

A. A. Turn a. C. A. Snow.

' oi erred form of th v nti llgage one of the notches 15. An independent adjustp In said drawings: Figure 1 is a sideelevation of they ment of the jaw 19 can then be efiected by sliding said clamp, a portion of one of the members of the bar being jaw along the sleeve '17. This movement of the jaw broken away. Fig. 2 is a section on line x-x, F ig. l. in one direction can be stopped by permitting the dog 8Q is a sectionon line yg, Fig. 1. 20to engage one of the notches 21. Jaw 4 can be ad- Ref rring t t gu by c cte s of reference, justed toward or away from the jaw 19 by means of the 1 designates the body of the bar A andds provided at one screw 3. I t end with a head 2 ngag d by a screw 3 whi t nds It will be seen that by utilizing a telescopic bar said therethrough and is swiveled at one end to a jaw 4 bar can beelongated to nearly twice its size when col- 80 formed with inwardly extending ears 5 designed to emlapsed and therefore large articles such as furniture brace and slide upon longitudinal flanges6located-along can be clamped within the device. the. sides ofthe body 1 adjacent one face thereof. A What is claimed is; wheel 7 5e cured to the outer end of Screw 3 1. In a clamp the combination with a body and a tongue and 13 disposed Wlthln the forked 611 3 Of a l v r fll extending therefrom of. a sleeve slidably mounted upon 35 mined upon the screw, Mounted within the fork ar the tongue, the outer faces of the sleeve being in alinement 1 d a 1 10 held norman in en a with the corresponding faces of the body, means upon the q i i i 1 5- sleeve for engaging the tongue to lock the sleeve against n e m c e w ee y means an m movement in one direction, and jaws adjustably mounted posed spring 11. When the two pawls are -1n eng g upon the body and sleeve res ectively. ment with the ratchet wheel it is impossible to oscillate 2. In a clamp the combination with a bar comprising a 40 i the. lever without moving the screw. By throwing a extending fmm the and guide flanges disposed longitudinally upon the body and tongue; of a ember of the pawls l of engagement Wlth the ratchetsleeve slidably mounted upon the tongue and engaging the however, the lever can be \oscllla'ted so as to feed the flanges thereon, the outer faces of said sleeve being in screw in one direction. This arrangement of actuating alinement with the corresponding faces of the body, said I lever, pawls and ratchet is particularly desirable when i longitudinal iulde flanges, means carried by 1 t e s eeve or engaging t e tongue to lock the sleeve t j 13 1 lm Places t i Is dlffi against movement in one direction, and Jaws adjustably or lmposslble to swmg the levellg 1n mounted upon the flanges of the body and sleeve respec- A The body 1 has a tongue 12 extending longitudinally tively.

froin one end thereof and formed with longitudinal In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I 

